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Variations in YDSE PYQs: JEE Mains Physics

15 STD 12 - Wave optics questions on Variations in YDSE, asked from 2014–2026.

15questions
177in STD 12 - Wave optics
2014–2026years
Difficulty mix
Easy 7% Medium 60% Hard 33%

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  1. 1. In a double slit experiment the distance between the slits is 0.1 cm and the screen is placed at 50 cm from the slits plane. When one slit is covered with a transparent sheet having thickness \(t\) and refractive index \(n (=1.5)\), the central fringe shifts by 0.2 cm . The value of t is _________ cm . 2026 Easy
  2. 2. In a Young's double slit experiment set up, the two slits are kept 0.4 mm apart and screen is placed at 1 m from slits. If a thin transparent sheet of thickness \(20 \mu m\) is introduced in front of one of the slits then centre bring fringe shifts by 20 mm on the screen. The refractive index of transparent sheet is given by \(\frac{\alpha}{10}\), where \(\alpha\) is _________ . 2026 Hard
  3. 3. Young's double slit inteference apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.44. It has slit separation of 1.5 mm . The slits are illuminated by a parallel beam of light whose wavelength in air is 690 nm . The fringe-width on a screen placed behind the plane of slits at a distance of 0.72 m , will be _______. 2025 Medium
  4. 4. Monochromatic light of wavelength \(500 \mathrm{~nm}\) is used in Young's double slit experiment. An interference pattern is obtained on a screen When one of the slits is covered with a very thin glass plate (refractive index \(=1.5\) ), the central maximum is shifted to a position previously occupied by the \(4^{\text {th }}\) bright fringe. The thickness of the glass-plate is _______\(\mu \mathrm{m}\). 2024 Hard
  5. 5. As shown in the figure, in Young's double slit experiment, a thin plate of thickness \(t =10\,\mu m\) and refractive index \(\mu _{1}=1.2\) is inserted infront of slit \(S _1\). The experiment is conducted in air \((\mu=1)\) and uses a monochromatic light of wavelength \(\lambda=500\,nm\). Due to the insertion of the plate, central maxima is shifted by a distance of \(x \beta_0 . \beta_0\) is the fringe-width before the insertion of the plate.The value of the \(x\) is \(.............\)
    2023 Medium
  6. 6. In Young's double slit experiment, two slits \(S_1\) and \(S_2\) are ' \(d\) ' distance apart and the separation from slits to screen is \(D\) (as shown in figure). Now if two transparent slabs of equal thickness \(0.1\,mm\) but refractive index \(1.51\) and \(1.55\) are introduced in the path of beam \((\lambda=4000 \mathring A)\) from \(S_1\) and \(S_2\) respectively. The central bright fringe spot will shift by  \(..........\) number of fringes.
    2023 Hard
  7. 7. In a Young's double slit experiment, an angular width of the fringe is \(0.35^{\circ}\) on a screen placed at \(2\,m\) away for particular wavelength of \(450\,nm\). The angular width of the fringe, when whole system is immersed in a medium of refractive index \(7 / 5\), is \(\frac{1}{\alpha}\). The value of \(\alpha\) is .............. 2022 Medium
  8. 8. In young's double slit experiment performed using a monochromatic light of wavelength \(\lambda\), when a glass plate \((\mu=1.5)\) of thickness \(x \lambda\) is introduced in the path of the one of the interfering beams, the intensity at the position where the central maximum occurred previously remains unchanged. The value of \(x\) will be.......... 2022 Medium
  9. 9. In young's double slit experiment, the fringe width is \(12\,mm\). If the entire arrangement is placed in water of refractive index \(\frac{4}{3}\), then the fringe width becomes \((in\,mm)\) 2022 Medium
  10. 10. In Young's double slit experiment, if the source of light changes from orange to blue then 2021 Medium
  11. 11. White light is passed through a double slit and interference is observed on a screen \(1.5 \,{m}\) away. The separation between the slits is \(0.3 \,{mm}\). The first violet and red fringes are formed \(2.0 \,{mm}\) and \(3.5\, {mm}\) away from the central white fringes. The difference in wavelengths of red and voilet light is \(.... \,{nm} .\) 2021 Hard
  12. 12. In a double slit experiment, when a thin film of thickness \(t\) having refractive index \(\mu \) is introduced in front of one of the slits, the maximum at the centre of the fringe pattern shifts by one fringe width. The value of \(t\) is (\(\lambda \) is the wavelength of the light used) 2019 Medium
  13. 13. In a Young’s double slit experiment with slit separation \(0.1\, mm\), one observes a bright fringe at angle \(\frac{1}{{40}}\, rad\) by using light of wavelength \({\lambda _1}\). When the light of wavelength \(\lambda _2\) is used a bright fringe is seen at the same angle in the same set up. Given that \({\lambda _1}\) and \({\lambda _2}\) are in visible range (\(380\, nm\) to \(740\, nm\)), their values are 2019 Medium
  14. 14. The figure shows a Young’s double slit experimental setup. It is observed that when a thin transparent sheet of thickness \(t\) and refractive index \(\mu \) is put in front of one of the slits, the central maximum gets shifted by a distance equal to \(n\) fringe widths. If the wavelength of light used is \(\lambda ,\,t\) will be
    2019 Medium
  15. 15. Using monochromatic light of wavelength \(\lambda \), an experimentalist sets up the Young 's double slit experiment in three ways as shown. If she observes that \(y = \beta '\), the wavelength of light used is.....\(nm\)
    2014 Hard

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How many Variations in YDSE questions came in JEE Mains?

15 questions from 2014–2026, each with the correct answer and a full solution.

How difficult are Variations in YDSE questions?

7% are easy, 60% medium and 33% hard.